Lear Award for Sculpture and Ceramics Angelique Kopacz, Love Always; concrete, paper and wax. Angelique's exploration of the concept of bridge reflects the deeply personal and metaphoric responses in her work. She created an installation of separated geodes where stacks of private notes become precious crystals, vulnerable and exposed.
Lear Honorable Mention Trish Grow, Icarus (amnesty). The Icarus project, as does much of her work, uses her strengths in both visual and word images. In amnesty, she marries these dualities through fragmentation, both of the body and the wings, with mounting pins. Trish is an English major, waiting for the art minor to appear... .
Lear Award for Photography Gloria Huang, Untitled. Gloria used the concept of the quick random shot along with the use of light to create this image and moves the concept of a photograph in new directions — not about recording the information but creating with it.
"North Pole," artwork created by a Penn State Abington student for an undergraduate research project, claimed first prize in an exhibit sponsored by The Polar Center at Penn State. Senior Jacqueline Lanning traveled to Norway and worked with international experts documenting the early exploration of the world’s northernmost archipelago, Franz Josef Land.
North Pole, etching on copper plate with digital images. Jackie Lanning developed this piece for her undergraduate research project, which married her art major and anthropology minor. She studied in Norway, working with international experts documenting the early exploration of the world's northernmost archipelago, Franz Josef Land.
Untitled, silk screen on ceramic. Art major Hailey Salamone, who works full time as a silk screener, combines new processes with known to create work that inspires her classmates and professors.
Altered Memories, etching with hand coloring. Jackie Lanning's pieces reference family history, polar exploration, place, and how one responds to and arranges memory.
Untitled, installation with video/new media. Hailey Salamone's work consistently challenges preconceived ideas and inspires viewers to see themselves in a way that often feels uncomfortable or disorienting.
